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Kona-chan's sash looked rather different from the rest. So I'm wondering, for those who know about yukatas, is hers tied properly? Her sash design looks really difficult to tie.

It's pretty messy, actually. The obi, if tying it into a butterfly knot, should be fluffy and big, like the other girls' obi. Saying that Kona-chan's obi looks like it was really difficult to tie is a real compliment to Kona's dad.

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Originally Posted by Kaioshin_Sama

Oh that's a Suzumiya Haruhi reference cause Haruhi wore a Yukata during one of the festivals.

It's pretty messy, actually. The obi, if tying it into a butterfly knot, should be fluffy and big, like the other girls' obi. Saying that Kona-chan's obi looks like it was really difficult to tie is a real compliment to Kona's dad.

Darn, I thought Kona's dad would be so into galge that he even learnt how to tie the obi, which I understand is a really difficult skill (or at least, a skill not many Japanese know how to do).

As a sidenote, I read that some love hotels even have staff who know how to tie the obi to assist guests who do not know how to retie it.

So the reason I haven't given me piece about this yet is that I've sworn to myself I will finish up the last 4 episodes of the LOGH: Hundred Billion Stars Hundred Billion Lights OVA before doing watching anything else tonight (Which is almost like watching an entire 12 episodes series since they're each 25 minutes long excluding opening and endings and one episode is equivalent to about 3 episodes of most anime in terms of overall story critical content. The series doesn't screw around with its time.)

Anyway finally the 6th Iserlohn Conflict is over and now I'm ready to go back to Lucky Star episode 5:

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At School: Looks like its vaction time I guess and the way Kagami states not having to see the other's face for a while is very much like my own circle of friends, too me its par for the course as its exactly something I would say. Dude I must find out how to make Kagami's sweatdrop noise (Why is it that hasn't become a meme? Couldn't tell ya). Anyway apparently teach and Kona have joined a party together in the MMO. I can almost picture some of my high school teachers doing this exact same thing. Yep that sure is MMO lingo and I sure got all of it, unfortunately Kagami and Tsukasa are lost.

At Kagami's: Man Tsukasa looks good in pajama's. The summer sure is hot.

At The Festival: The pan and scan of Konata's uniform reminds me of those Kero's Corner segments in Card Captor Sakura where we'd see Sakura's uniform of the day. Apparentely Yui is Konata's cousin and is a cop. Haha Konata is lolier than the rest. They don't seem to impressed, especially Kagami. Okay is Yui really a sharpshooter or is she just bullshitting. Her sweat drop sound effect needs some work as does her rifle positioning. Don't Shoot Konata. So where does the name come from? What no sound effect on Kagami this time. I'm not sure if A.F.K botched the joke translation here, but is Konata saying there's twincest here. Like the dating sim joke here, that actually probably is worth a boost to Kagami and Tsukasa's relationship score (incidentally the first time I laughed this episode, more on this later). Wow the Goldfish are as scared of Kagami as I am. Yep Getto Daze is the Japanese Pocket Monster equivalent to Gotta Catch em' all from Pokemon. Overdramatic. He its teach and she has a lol' fang (I can already see this making the teachers case as a top tier character for many a Japanese Otaku). I guess Yui's a lesbian as she's staring at Teach (More points for Yui fans). Okay that Bonta-Kun mask literally came out of nowhere (hooray for random references, I guess). Yep Lesbians.

Kagami's House Again: Haven't you learned from Pokemon not to sit so close to the TV Tsukasa. Some Loli stuff. Time to hang with Kona since they are bored I guess.

Konata's House: The type of conversations they have in MMO's are why I refuse to play them, it's the prospect of having to play a game with idiots that turns me off instantly. Okay Konata's kind of scary here. Whoa Kagami has no eyes there. Protect the Skirt Konata. Tsukasa's in Pajama's again (third time I chuckled). Advertisment for Magazine time (Game Penalty -0.5). Whoa Konata's face kind of glitched out there a bit. Wow it must be hard to concentrate when somebody is playing a game right next to you. Hey Rare Drop (Almost through this episode, again more on this later).

WHAT LUCKY CHANNEL ALREADY? WHAT THE HECK?!: Same old same old.

Thank God it's over, this isn't going to be pretty

So it's come to this....WHAT THE FREAKING HOLY HECK HAPPENED WITH THIS EPISODE???!!!! This is without a doubt the single unequivocal worst episode of this entire series for me thus far. This was supposed to be good with the whole RPG summer break fun angle, but as people can see if they compare this episodes breakdown to last ones, I could barely find anything to talk about.

What was the point of this episode, to advertise Comp Fest and to score points with certain portions of the fanbase, it certainly couldn't have been comedy because the only amusing points took place between the 7:00-9:15 mark of the episode and even then it was a "ha" remark. Couple this with inconsistency in pacing (They literally would pause for what felt like 10 seconds at times inbetween lines and it wasn't even a pause for comedic effect, they just stopped), animation (Missing eyes, weird head shapes, Konata's face gaining and losing detail in one scene) and the ending and I can barely think of a single good thing to say about this episode. It was a waste of my time and I pray to god I can pretend this never happened. Not only that but to add insult to injury we've had to endure the same Lucky Channel joke for five episodes in a row. I just feel sick. I don't know if I committed an error in watching the dead serious LOGH before this episode and if I was in the wrong mood for comedy, but even then I should still not feel disgusted, just bored. I'm also not sure if it had something to do with A.F.K's subs, but yet again the presentation was just a step above abysmal for this episodes summer theme.

As it stands all I can give this episode is an extremely generous 3/10, because I did chuckle 3 times and the episode does exhist to get a potential 1 (3+1=4), but it loses points for the advertising and overall inconsistency (4-1.5= 2.5 rounded up to 3). I'm grasping at straws here people should also realize to give the episode the highest rating I possibly can. Also what I can give this episode is a prayer that this gets fixed by the next episode. I'm just.....Ugh.... Why?!

Does anybody else find it amusing that it is Kagami who is crying the most in Lucky Star?

Heh.

Aah, she's the classic type who thinks she's the most stable and self-sufficient of the group, but it turns out she's the most unstable and needy of them all... And she's so adorable when she cries. <3

I'm trying my best to understand your critique here, but as things go, the screwed grammatical structuring of your words left me high and dry. I hardly understand a quarter of what you're talking about.

I found it very endearing, but at the same time... like a setup for something tragic.

Heh.

Let's get that urban legend about goldfishes committing suicide comes true in LS!

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Originally Posted by Ascaloth

@Kaioshin-chan,

I'm trying my best to understand your critique here, but as things go, the screwed grammatical structuring of your words left me high and dry. I hardly understand a quarter of what you're talking about.

He went in the spatial void fillled with trash known as /a/, he forgot his stupid-proof spacesuit.

I'm trying my best to understand your critique here, but as things go, the screwed grammatical structuring of your words left me high and dry. I hardly understand a quarter of what you're talking about.

Fine, I'll explain this in a clear and concise manner, but only once.

I start all episodes with a 6/10. From this 6/10 I look for points to add to the episodes end rating based on what I feel the episode has done right and I take points away in aspects in which I think they have failed to get things right. In this case I followed this train of thought in the end. 6-1-1-1-1=1. 1+3-1-0.5=2.5 rounded up to 3/10 for the final rating. 6 to start, minus one for not being particularly funny at all, minus one for Lucky Channel recycling the same joke for the fourth time, minus one for inconsistency in animation and minus one for inconsistency in pacing and minus one for inconsistency in character (the ending karaoke). Since we are now at 1/10 we can't go any lower, so I tried to think of a way to at least give the episode some points. In an extremely generous maneuver I gave the episode three extra points for making me chuckle three times, but I also took off one point again since I think they failed to convey the theme of the episode in any way and that it came across as an excuse to score points with fans and I took off 0.5 points for the episode having the gall to again try and push the Comp Fest on me. With this we have a subtotal of 2.5/10 and I rounded up to 3/10 for the final score.

That's about the only way I can put it. I would also hope that people don't treat my like some sort of lunatic for disliking this episode and respect the fact that I felt this episode was an extremely poor showing all around for Lucky Star. I have different tastes and I expect different things out of my shows than others and I would hope people will appreciate that and I won't be persecuted for giving this episode a 3/10. The rating is there to give on the poll and that is what I think it deserves. The slate will of course be wiped clean for episode 6 next week and it will start with a 6/10 and I'll do my usual review and synopsis.

I start all episodes with a 6/10. From this 6/10 I look for points to add to the episodes end rating based on what I feel the episode has done right and I take points away in aspects in which I think they have failed to get things right. In this case I followed this train of thought in the end. 6-1-1-1-1=1. 1+3-1-0.5=2.5 rounded up to 3/10 for the final rating. 6 to start, minus one for not being particularly funny at all, minus one for Lucky Channel recycling the same joke for the fourth time, minus one for inconsistency in animation and minus one for inconsistency in pacing and minus one for inconsistency in character (the ending karaoke). Since we are now at 1/10 we can't go any lower, so I tried to think of a way to at least give the episode some points. In an extremely generous maneuver I gave the episode three extra points for making me chuckle three times, but I also took off one point again since I think they failed to convey the theme of the episode in any way and that it came across as an excuse to score points with fans and I took off 0.5 points for the episode having the gall to again try and push the Comp Fest on me. With this we have a subtotal of 2.5/10 and I rounded up to 3/10 for the final score.

That's about the only way I can put it. I would also hope that people don't treat my like some sort of lunatic for disliking this episode and respect the fact that I felt this episode was an extremely poor showing all around for Lucky Star. I have different tastes and I expect different things out of my shows than others and I would hope people will appreciate that and I won't be persecuted for giving this episode a 3/10. The rating is there to give on the poll and that is what I think it deserves. The slate will of course be wiped clean for episode 6 next week and it will start with a 6/10 and I'll do my usual review and synopsis.

Whoa, chill, grasshopper!!! I only said that your grammar was unreadable; I wasn't attacking your opinion in any way.

Although I must admit, I'm amused by how thoroughly you systemized your opinion as to number your rating based on a set system; I know, this coming from the one who did the Monster Final Critique of Kanon 2006, but all the numbers I gave were solely based on gut feeling. On the other hand, you work like a machine, dude.

With regard to the goldfish scene, isn't there this perception in Japan that if you are a bad person, animals will start avoiding you? I thought that is why Kona-chan said that was proof of Kagami's barbaric nature. If that's the case, it shows why Kagami treasured the one who didn't flee from her.

@anime online: aye.. you hit it on the nail. That was the subtext in that one.

Yeah, I admit it... it is Kagami's fragile eggshell of toughness that dissolves into tears that makes you just want to protect and hug her. And the subtle blushing... the eyes... the way she eats... argh.

Unfortunately, I've not seen the ep yet to rate it...

Just got back from japanese class --- a bunch of adults who hadn't seen much anime got to see selected parts of episode 1 and 2 of Lucky Star. My instructor had asked me to bring in some good samples for listening practice and those two eps had a lot of vocabulary we'd covered in class.

About halfway through the ep 1 food discussion, I heard "o my god, its like real life... it won't stop <laugh>" ... then the laughter started. By the time I got to ep 2 there was general laughter every sketch.

There's the review from 15 adults, 13 of which aren't anime fans. They thought it ranged from grins to hilarious .... the only down note was Lucky Channel which they thought was completely wacky but didn't feel like it fit into the show. They thought the OP was insane but catchy and a number of them had real life flashbacks of karaoke hell during Kona's banshee wails.

Whoa, chill, grasshopper!!! I only said that your grammar was unreadable; I wasn't attacking your opinion in any way.

Although I must admit, I'm amused by how thoroughly you systemized your opinion as to number your rating based on a set system; I know, this coming from the one who did the Monster Final Critique of Kanon 2006, but all the numbers I gave were solely based on gut feeling. On the other hand, you work like a machine, dude.

Wow! Thank you.

Don't worry the message wasn't to you or anybody specifically, but for everybody. I get his feeling I'm going to take a lot of flack for being the outlier of the ratings, but then again maybe not as it doesn't seem to have happened. I really just hope things work out in episode 6 and I can put this episode behind me. If there's any episode that deserves a redo for DVD's though I think its this one.

Hey... as long as you can clearly articulate what you like or don't like about something I'm fine. You even provide a guide to your rating technique Its the "anything with L*S printed on it rocks by definition" droolers and the "it suxx0rs & ur all pedos" poo-throwers I rather chase off.... :P

Myself, I have a bit of grade inflation (an episode of any series starts out at 8 and works up or down from there). I still haven't seen the ep but if Lucky Channel is "same again" I may start giving bifurcated ratings: 1 for main content and other for L*C.
I do suspect the episode will be a bit mixed in my review (moments of perfection mixed with moments of meh)